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1,000 people attend human rights fundraiser event Friday

A group of friends chat on the lawn of of the Terrapin Beer Co. Cosmic Charlie played a free concert as part of a fundraiser for the upcoming 2013 Human Rights Festival, which is slated for May.

Cosmic Charlie band members perform Friday night on the lawn of the Terrapin Beer Co. The group played the free concert as part of a fundraiser for the upcoming 2013 Human Rights Festival, which is slated for May.

Jessica Cook brought daughter, Morgan CookHale, 2; and son Aidan Fell, 10; to hear their dad, Nate Hale, drum at the Cosmic Charlie show Friday night. The show was held on the lawn of the Terrapin Beer Co. as part of a fundraiser for the upcoming 2013 Human Rights Festival, which is slated for May.

More than 1,000 people attended a fundraiser Friday night at Terrapin Beer Co. to raise money for the 2013 Human Rights Festival.

The band Cosmic Charlie played a show at the event and donated all of its proceeds to the cause. Food vendors also donated portions of their sales.

Eric Hass of Fifth Records and Radio provided free services for the show, and two children who made bracelets for the event raised $16 in donations.

In all, $542 was raised that will go toward providing speakers and other guests at the festival, slated for May 4-5.